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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1950
Page
3
New York AP report follows a husband who chronicles decades of den dreaming, a hunt for postwar furniture, and a wife who transforms a storage area into a personal retreat. Frances guides a redesign adding photos, draperies, and a mirror while the husband laments the changing priorities of a shared home.
Senator Claude Pepper started his re‑election drive in Tampa with a 12‑point federal program for Florida. In a national radio keynote, Pepper touted higher quotas and parity for key crops, coast and river projects, canals, harbor development, and federal aid for medical schools and veterans facilities while criticizing the opposition as opposing progress.
Miss Gail Gregory of Abbeville, junior at Abbeville High School, will represent Abbeville in the Henry County Southern Baptist Speakers contest. She won the city contest at the Baptist Church last Sunday night with her speech Can We Save Human Freedom, praised for composition content and delivery. Judges Keller and Chaney and Mrs. Glover placed Joy Keller and Ina Gamble second. Mary Nichols and John Weeks filled remaining spots. Gregory is active in church and school, leading BTU groups, serving as treasurer, Beta Club member, class officer, and a cheer reader for two years.
The Mc Mahon proposal for a United Nations peace talks in Moscow draws mixed reactions. Observers warn of logistical and financial hurdles, while critics note Russia’s U N boycott and Chinese seat disputes hinder any Moscow meeting before China issue is settled. The plan envisions global nuclear inspections, a Western emphasis on transparency, and Soviet concerns over espionage scope.
ATLANTA UP When Georgia lawmen face a baffling crime they call for Dr Herman Jones, Fulton County crime doctor and director of a two year old laboratory. His work on last year's opera singer John Garris murder included 88 trials, 37 autopsies, 30 speaking engagements, 30 tours, and 12,782 photographs. He aided 42 inquests and two out-of-town hearings while handling numerous tests and identifications. Fulton Police Chief Ellis seeks funds for a trained assistant. Hawaii population estimate noted.
Griffin demands authenticated evidence to support charges that beverage agents sell liquor licenses, peddle privileges in dry counties, and allow slot machine operations. State Beverage Director Lewis Schott warns Griffin must provide specific names, dates and places or face discrediting the accusations. Griffin cites resignations of Julio Puinez and J C Hartley as boosting public concern.
WILLIAMSFORT Pa UP reports Timmy Chestnut a four year old with a red hat and winning smile has a talent for golfing but recently injured his arm in the washing machine wringer. The child has had multiple past accidents including falls and a near drowning but recovered with care.
James Marlow reports a titanic standstill between miners led by John L. Lewis and coal operators. With courts, maneuvers, and massive lost profits, the nation faces a worsening coal shortage as the dispute, unresolved since May, jeopardizes energy supplies and public welfare. The government weighs extraordinary steps to seize mines to end the strike.
Florida's Comptroller C M Gay will address the Marianna Junior Chamber of Commerce on March 6 at 2, introducing by Bradley Bevis with Walter Davis Jr presiding. The luncheon is at Hotel Chipola, noon. He will discuss administering the new rates tax and meet local business leaders after the talk.
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